Son of Moshe and Miriam. He was born on the 26th of Shvat 5708 (August 6, 1948) in the Old City of Jerusalem. When he was only three months old, his mother took him and his brother and fled with them to the new city. His father was taken prisoner, and the family was in poverty and deprivation for a long time. Yair studied at the Porat Yosef elementary school, continued and completed his studies at the Daat high school. Because of the family’s financial situation, Yair was forced to study in the evening, and during the day he worked as a mechanic. Thus he gained experience in his profession and was also greatly appreciated by his superiors. He was kind, very friendly, and always willing to help anyone. He had many friends who appreciated him for his honesty, devotion, and loyalty. But above all he was devoted to his family and did much to help them. Everyone knew him as a quiet, considerate and comfortable boy who knew how to get out of difficult situations without getting confused and excited. All his life he aspired to advance, acquire knowledge and succeed in his actions. Yair was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1965 and assigned to the Armament Corps. After basic training, after completing his course, he was assigned to a unit of the Ordnance Corps. His commanders were satisfied with him, as a man and as a soldier. He liked my colleagues in the unit and his commanders and succeeded in his work. He was later promoted to an officer’s course and was trained in an officer’s course and completed with armament officers, at which time the Six-Day War broke out, And Yair took part in the fighting and was awarded the ‘Six-Day War’, and was assigned to a reconnaissance company of an armored brigade and served as an ordnance officer.In his periodical opinion, his commanders noted that he was stable, diligent, He began his service in the permanent army in 1968, following his commitment to the army In 1968 he married his girlfriend Chana, and together they established a home of love and understanding, and in 1970 he took part in a parachute training course and stood there In the same year, he submitted a request to be transferred to the Armored Corps, so that he could fulfill a combat function, and was accepted in the course of the tank professions and the completion of the Armored Corps officers. Tanks department. A short while later, his commanders were impressed that he had a very good and responsible training and predicted a great success in his position. At that time his daughter Meirav was born and he tried to be near her as long as possible. Despite his distance from home, Yair was an exemplary father and father, and devoted all his spare time to his wife and daughter. In 1971 he served as deputy commander of a tank company and served as an operations officer. Thanks to his devotion to the position and thanks to the initiative he discovered, he was sent to the training of company commanders and was awarded the rank of captain. After that he was assigned the position of commander of a tank company. His commanders at the time said: “Yair fulfilled his duties properly and achieved very impressive achievements with his company, and he was known for being a comfortable man at work and loyal to his commanders. A few months before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, he was appointed commander of a range of the Armored Corps and served for a short time. During the Yom Kippur War he served as deputy battalion commander and during the fighting he was wounded and hospitalized. Despite his injury, he returned to the battlefield and continued to carry out his duties with devotion and loyalty. The special opinion regarding officers at the time of the king”A very good officer, responsible and proactive, courageous and devoted to his people, makes an effort to advance the issues he is handling, and is accepted by the soldiers of the unit. For his part in the war he was awarded the ‘Yom Kippur War’ signal. At that time, he was awarded the rank of major, and after the war he continued to serve as deputy battalion commander. Months after the war his daughter Yifat was born. At the end of 1974, he participated in the Command and Staff Training course and completed successfully. He was assigned to the position of commander of a regular battalion, and at the end of 1976 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel and shortly thereafter was appointed commander He was initially assigned the position of deputy brigade commander and he fulfilled his duties with dedication and will, as he always did. I was very Simcha to hear that Yair would be appointed deputy. I knew that I was leaving the regiment with my own hands and I hoped the system would improve. Indeed, within a very short period of time, he achieved extraordinary achievements. “Yair was able to raise the level of the brigade, including the treatment of the individual soldier and his problems, but he did not have time to do so On 9 November 1977, In fulfilling his duties. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by a pregnant wife, two daughters, parents, brothers and sister. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the brigade commander wrote: “I knew Yair for the first time during the War of Attrition, and even then he stood out in his way of thinking, I was reunited with him in the division, and Yair was in command, and his death shocked his soldiers, his fellow officers, and his commanders. Of the best fighter and commander. ” A month after his fall, an evening was held in his memory – all his loved ones, friends and commanders gathered to talk about his character and his work.
